1st Edition
The Rise Of The Nazi Regime Historical Reassessments
Marking the fiftieth anniversary of Hitler's seizure of power, a group of leading historians and political sociologists participated in a historical reassessment of the Nazi regime sponsored by the Harvard Center for European Studies. Their papers focus on recent scholarly controversies and on the questions that have preoccupied observers since the events took place: the nature of Nazi support, the role of the dictator, the function of ideology and anti-Semitism, and the goals of foreign policy. Some of the specific issues addressed include the reason for the collapse of the Weimar Republic, the social origins of Nazi Party members, the role of women under Nazism, the relationship of Nazi leaders to the older German bureaucratic framework, and the impact of Nazi policies abroad. The volume thus provides an incisive briefing on Hitler's rise to power and summarizes the major interpretations of the issues still under debate.
Biography
"Charles S. Maier is professor of history at Harvard University and resident associate of the Center for European Studies. He is the author of Recasting Bourgeois Europe. Stanley Hoffmann is C. Douglas Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France at Harvard and chair of the Center for European Studies. His numerous publications include Duties Beyond Borders and Living with Nuclear Weapons. Andrew Gould is pursuing his Ph.D. in political science at the University of California, Berkeley."
